International Relations and the Problem of Time

This book develops a novel approach to the issue of time’s widespread but poorly understood influence on the study of international politics. It proposes that practical and especially narrative timing activities, or efforts to establish useful relationships in dynamic settings, produce what we commonly think of as time and temporality in social life. Rethinking time in this way not only shows us how various temporal ideas influence international politics, it invites us to rethink the way we understand research methods, key theoretical approaches, and the role and impact of academic International Relations.